Chiziterem Chijioke, Author at Creative Writing News

Bacopa Literary Review is an annual international print journal published by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville.    The Bacopa Literary Review Editors’ blog shows the quality of writing they seek by highlighting work they adored from previous Bacopa issues as well as other sources. Eligibility for Bacopa Literary Review  Submission dates: March 19 — April 16, 2023 There...

The Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature has been renamed as The Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature. The name change reflects the new key organization of one of its sponsors. Mabati Rolling Mills of Kenya is now a subsidiary of the East-Africa based steel roofing conglomerate The Safal Group. However,  the change in name...

The Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest was the created by Professor Scott Rice. Sentenced to write a seminar paper on a minor Victorian novelist, he chose the man with the funny hyphenated name, Edward George Bulwer-Lytton. Best known for The Last Days of Pompeii, his novel Paul Clifford began with the famous opener that has been plagiarized...

Hektoen Grand Prix Essay Contest is an online contest hosted by Hektoen International , an online journal that publishes writings on medical humanities. The writings should be related to medicine, and may include art, history, literature, education and more. Hektoen International accepts articles that explore medicine and the healing arts through the lens of the...

The VCU Cabell First Novelist Award honors an outstanding first novel published in the preceding calendar year. This award is a tribute to writers who have found their way through the maze of imagination and delivered a great read, taking the reader to a fictional world. To submit in your work: Please send one digital copy...

The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards is made to recognize the great works of authors who write to enable the understanding of racism and appreciate cultural diversity. Awards for the Anisfield-Wolf Books, are given for fiction, poetry and nonfiction. For books published this year, the submission period begins September 1 and the deadline is December 31, 2023....